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91806

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date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will outline a timetable under which the Department for International Development will work towards achieving the recommendation by the House of Commons International Development Select Committee in its Report <i>Disability and development</i> (HC Paper 947, 2013–14) to report results disaggregated by disability across all sectors of the Department’s work, including but not limited to the humanitarian sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Low of Dalston
uin	HL1864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>In its response to the IDC recommendations DFID did not commit to report results disaggregated by disability across all sectors of the Department’s work.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is nevertheless committed to improving data on disability. Our priority in this area is to strengthen national governments' ability to collect, analyse and use data in the countries in which we work at a national, regional and local level, and in different sectors. This information will be used to inform national level results frameworks and reporting against future international development goals. To do this, DFID made a new commitment in September 2013 to advocate the use of the Washington Group questions on disability wherever possible in DFID-supported national censuses and household surveys, and to champion their use with other donors.</p><p> </p><p>As the IDC recognises, collecting disaggregated data at the programme level is difficult. DFID will make disaggregated data on age and disability part of our requirements for funding humanitarian proposals. DFID's broader approach is to identify programmes with a specific focus on disability at the design phase, and to monitor this inclusion throughout the programme management cycle.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 12:19:45 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3803 label Biography information for Lord Low of Dalston

91807

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures to improve reporting and accountability on the inclusion of disabled people will be part of the strengthened systems that the Department for International Development committed to put in place in the response to the House of Commons International Development Select Committee’s Report <i>Disability and Development </i>(HC Paper 947, 2013–14).
tabling member printed	Lord Low of Dalston
uin	HL1865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>As part of our International Development Committee hearing commitments, DFID is in the process of developing a framework for further strengthening disability inclusion across the department. This will set out our clear commitment, approach and actions to strengthening disability in our policy, programme and international work. It will also include an explanation of how we will strengthen departmental capability on disability, how we will influence our partners to do more, and a timeframe for taking forward the activities outlined in our response to the IDC recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 12:02:54 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3803 label Biography information for Lord Low of Dalston

91815

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the £600 million they have committed to the situation in Syria has been assigned to long-term civil society projects.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Following the International Development Secretary’s announcement of £100 million at United Nations General Assembly, total United Kingdom funding in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region now stands at £700 million. Of this, over 50 per cent has been allocated to projects managed by non-governmental organisations. Due to the structure of our funding, the fluidity of the situation, and the resulting need for flexibility, it is not possible to give an exact breakdown of the amount assigned to such projects, however we remain committed to supporting capacity building of local civil society in the longer term.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Jolly question first answered 13/10/2014 11:56:44 answering member 4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

91816

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure the long-term provision of humanitarian assistance for internally displaced people in Iraq.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) has allocated £23 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis. £17.5 million of this is funding partners already working in Iraq to enable them to provide immediate life-saving assistance. HMG is also providing logistics, coordination and staffing support to the Kurdish and the UN systems to ensure long-term humanitarian provision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 12:02:06 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

91818

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to the authorities in Iraq to ensure that newly born children of those displaced from northern Iraq are issued with birth registration documents.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>HMG provided £1 million to UNHCR in Iraq in June 2014, which included support for 4,500 families with legal assistance, protection and support to registration. UNHCR is discussing these issues with the Government of Iraq and leading work to provide legal assistance to internally displaced persons.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 12:01:31 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

91863

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the recent announcement by the government of South Sudan that all foreign workers must leave that country; and what effect they expect that announcement to have on the United Kingdom’s aid, stabilisation and development programmes there.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development in South Sudan issued a circular on 12 September prohibiting and regulating the service and employment of aliens in certain positions in the private sector. The Minister subsequently issued a clarification on 17 September noting that this excludes all United Nations agencies, diplomatic missions and organisations that have signed bilateral/mutual agreements with the Republic of South Sudan; and also excludes many technical and professional positions in both private sector and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is supportive of South Sudan nationals filling positions where the relevant skills and experience exist within the labour force and we work to build capacity of the local workforce. The UK and other partners raised the issue of the Circulars at the Government Partners Forum on 18 September and stressed that much needed foreign investment could be seriously deterred by messaging that foreign workers are not welcome in South Sudan. We will continue to monitor the situation. The ability of humanitarian and development organisations to assist the most vulnerable must not be affected.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/10/2014 12:00:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

91880

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have been held between the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development about the situation in Sierra Leone caused by ebola; and what was the outcome.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL1938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>There are ongoing high-level discussions across Government on the UK response to the Ebola outbreak including between the MoD and DFID. The scale of the crisis demands a coordinated, multi-departmental response by the UK Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On the 17<sup>th</sup> of September, we pledged £100 million in support towards combatting the outbreak. At the heart of this is the provision of 700 treatment beds in Sierra Leone to help to save lives and contain the spread of Ebola. This will increase the number of available beds to more than 1,000 over the coming months. Work has already begun on a 92 bed treatment facility in Kerrytown which will provide 12 dedicated beds specifically for healthcare workers. The MoD will set up, build and operate this facility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Given the gravity of the situation in Sierra Leone DFID, together with the MoD, is setting up a forward command and control logistical hub that will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone. The hub will be staffed by a large multi-agency team including military, humanitarian and health experts. It will work closely with international partners and with the Government of Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 11:59:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

92018

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether education will be a priority sector for her Department's disability framework; and whether her Department's country offices will recieve training and support to implement the framework.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	209513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID is currently preparing a departmental framework on disability inclusion, which will set out how to strengthen disability inclusion across the department. Education is one of the areas that will be included in the framework, alongside other sectors. The framework will outline how staff will receive further training and support on disability inclusion. This will include developing new guidance and tools for staff on disability inclusion in education programming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 14/10/2014 14:33:16 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

92022

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many infrastructure projects worth more than £1 million funded by her Department were undertaken by (a) UK and (b) US companies in each of the last four years; and what the value was of each such project.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>For Economic Infrastructure programmes worth more than £1 million the following amount of centrally managed tenders procured were issued in each year to UK and US companies and the value of the tenders noted.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>Values £M</p></td><td><p>US</p></td><td><p>Values £M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£12.8, £8.5, £3.5, £3.0, £2.1, £1.1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£44.4, £12.4, £3.9, £3.1, £2.9</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£20.0, £18.9, £18.0, £3.1, £1.5, £1.2, £1.1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£43.1, £31.6, £18.2, £14.3, £14.0, £13.0, £6.0, £5.7, £5.0, £3.7, £3.5, £2.6, £2.0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£12.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 to date</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£28.1, £17.0, £13.7, £13.3, £7.1, £4.0, £3.5, £2.3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/10/2014 16:36:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

92023

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of the tenders issued by her Department for infrastructure projects were awarded to UK companies in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>For Economic Infrastructure programmes the following amount of centrally managed tenders procured were issued to UK companies in each year.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 to date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/10/2014 16:34:29 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies